It’s impossible to prevent stress from spilling over into personal relationships, including in your family. Everyone has an agenda and expectations which often collide with those of other family members. A breakdown in communication causes hurt feelings and anger to accumulate and intensify.
Resolving conflicts becomes more difficult as resistance and fear build up to make peaceful family life unsustainable. Avoiding conflict often causes emotional and physical distance within the family to become inflamed. This permits sadness and grief to encase your heart and mind.
Can sadness and anger be prevented from taking up permanent residence in your heart and mind? Yes. Ask God to give you the strength and courage to give graciously to others the love and affection that are tied up in hurt feelings. As you take responsibility to do what is right, God will bless and comfort you with his forgiveness, joy, and peace.
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…and whatever you do, do it with kindness and love.
~1 Corinthians 16:14 The Living Bible
…and a little child will lead them.
~Isaiah 11:6 New International Version
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